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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Onset, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If Tony can understand the person she thinks is a puzzle and knot, what does she hope will happen?
(a) She will write a book about her experiences.
(b) She will prevent West from leaving.
(c) She will bring emotional freedom to herself and others.
(d) She will prevent Zenia from returning.

2. In the first line of the book, when does the narrator say the story of Zenia ought to begin?
(a) When Zenia began.
(b) When Zenia turned twenty-five.
(c) When Zenia moved to Toronto.
(d) When Zenia first met West.

3. Who says in Chapter 1 that "A disaster is a disaster; those hurt by it remain hurt, those killed remain killed, the rubble remains rubble"?
(a) Mitch.
(b) Zenia.
(c) Billy.
(d) Tony.

4. Over what lake does a breeze blow at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Lake Erie.
(b) Lake Michigan.
(c) Lake Ontario.
(d) Lake Ponchartrain.

5. What is the weather like on the day Tony decides to use as the starting point for Zenia's story?
(a) Bright and clear and unseasonably warm.
(b) Cold and snowy.
(c) Humid.
(d) Rainy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What date does Tony decide to use as the starting point for Zenia's story?

2. What does Tony say at the beginning of Chapter 1 that Zenia would do "earnestly, with a catch in her voice, a quaver of suppressed grief, or... haltingly, as if confessing"?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 1, what does Tony equate to a European print in which "something ordinary but horrifying is taking place"?

4. At the end of Chapter 1, where does Tony have lunch?

5. Who does Tony describe in Chapter 1 as "a puzzle, a knot"?

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